Born and raised in Colorado, Justin has walked many paths. As a kid, he was fascinated with the underlying functions of machines. In time, this mechanical aptitude began to materialize, as he began to love cars and the designing of cars. After graduating high school, he began taking night classes at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA to study transportation design. After some time, a realization set in that designing cars was not the career for him.